From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Michael Albinus Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.bugs Subject: bug#10489: 24.0.92; dired-do-copy may create infinite directory hierarchy Date: Fri, 13 Jan 2012 13:48:30 +0100 Message-ID: <87aa5rdazl.fsf@gmx.de> References: <87mx9su32g.fsf@web.de> <87sjjkfvwt.fsf@gmail.com> <8362ggkquq.fsf@gnu.org> <87lipcrlga.fsf@gmail.com> <87fwfkc4pn.fsf@gmx.de> <87fwfjsw8t.fsf@gmail.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain X-Trace: dough.gmane.org 1326458989 1788 80.91.229.12 (13 Jan 2012 12:49:49 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@dough.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 13 Jan 2012 12:49:49 +0000 (UTC) Cc: 10489@debbugs.gnu.org To: Thierry Volpiatto Original-X-From: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Fri Jan 13 13:49:45 2012 Return-path: Envelope-to: geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([140.186.70.17]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1RlgZf-00089i-Qv for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Fri, 13 Jan 2012 13:49:39 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:40072 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1RlgZf-0008B9-CS for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Fri, 13 Jan 2012 07:49:39 -0500 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([140.186.70.92]:57066) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1RlgZX-0008Aq-97 for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 13 Jan 2012 07:49:37 -0500 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1RlgZR-0003mF-Jz for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 13 Jan 2012 07:49:31 -0500 Original-Received: from debbugs.gnu.org ([140.186.70.43]:33065) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1RlgZR-0003m9-IT for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 13 Jan 2012 07:49:25 -0500 Original-Received: from Debian-debbugs by debbugs.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.72) (envelope-from ) id 1Rlga1-0001k1-UM for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 13 Jan 2012 07:50:01 -0500 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org Resent-From: Michael Albinus Original-Sender: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Resent-CC: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Resent-Date: Fri, 13 Jan 2012 12:50:01 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: followup 10489 X-GNU-PR-Package: emacs X-GNU-PR-Keywords: Original-Received: via spool by 10489-submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B10489.13264589556629 (code B ref 10489); Fri, 13 Jan 2012 12:50:01 +0000 Original-Received: (at 10489) by debbugs.gnu.org; 13 Jan 2012 12:49:15 +0000 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:55971 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.72) (envelope-from ) id 1RlgZG-0001ir-Tu for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Fri, 13 Jan 2012 07:49:15 -0500 Original-Received: from mailout-de.gmx.net ([213.165.64.22]:60436) by debbugs.gnu.org with smtp (Exim 4.72) (envelope-from ) id 1RlgZD-0001ii-KR for 10489@debbugs.gnu.org; Fri, 13 Jan 2012 07:49:12 -0500 Original-Received: (qmail invoked by alias); 13 Jan 2012 12:48:33 -0000 Original-Received: from p57BB9670.dip0.t-ipconnect.de (EHLO detlef.gmx.de) [87.187.150.112] by mail.gmx.net (mp024) with SMTP; 13 Jan 2012 13:48:33 +0100 X-Authenticated: #3708877 X-Provags-ID: V01U2FsdGVkX18FCxIKNMMFgxpdoqUANo7kOvQXof6SWFE05zurBT 3Ei0UM/JeeTtVf In-Reply-To: <87fwfjsw8t.fsf@gmail.com> (Thierry Volpiatto's message of "Fri, 13 Jan 2012 12:00:18 +0100") User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/24.0.92 (gnu/linux) X-Y-GMX-Trusted: 0 X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.13 Precedence: list X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6 (newer, 2) X-Received-From: 140.186.70.43 X-BeenThere: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org List-Id: "Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors" List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.bugs:55682 Archived-At: Thierry Volpiatto writes: > Hi Michael, Hi Thierry, > I want to only suppress the use of: > (copy-directory "/sudo:host:/home/user/Test" "/home/user/Test") Do you know `tramp-default-proxies-alist'? With that toy, "/sudo:host:" can be another machine but your local one. You really don't know, without going into deep Tramp interna. > (copy-directory "/sudo:host:/home/user/Test" "/sudo:host:/home/user/Test") That would be reasonable to suppress. But you don't need a special remote test for this. Just compare the results of `file-truename', as suggested by Eli. This shall work also for remote files automagically. If somebody wants to apply (copy-directory "/ssh:host:/home/user/Test" "/scp:host:/home/user/Test") you can't suppress. Same for using different hostnames which are aliases for the same machine, etc pp. Best regards, Michael.